Tax the fat cat private jet class, invest in green transit
Democrats introduce a bill to hike fuel taxes on private jets and invest the new revenue in public transportation.
How to fix a broken Supreme Court
The Supreme Court derives its strength not from the use of force or political power, but from the trust of the people.
Proposed pipeline expansion could upend three states’ climate plans
“These XPress projects are putting millions of cubic feet of gas into the United States at a time when Texas is baking and Oregon is burning.”
How suing the US government can empower the climate movement
A Q+A about the historical significance of the Juliana v. United States case and the challenges of climate activism in Alaska.
Biden proposal for fossil fuel leasing on public lands called ‘massive climate failure’
The center is among more than 500 groups that responded to the rule with a letter urging Biden to "rapidly phase down federal fossil fuel extraction and production on public lands" to near-zero by 2030.
Migration and the shadow of war
How did the real story of a migrant boat disaster escaped our attention.
Why capitalism is leaving the US, in search of profit
Ongoing controversies and alarms surround this capitalist exodus.
LAX bans sale of single-use plastic water bottles
This is the first step in making its airports zero waste by 2045 following the Sustainability Action Plan passed by Los Angeles World Airports in 2021.
‘On what planet is that fiscally responsible?’ GOP spending cuts would kill 500,000 jobs
"Even by the low standards of Congress in 2023, it's shocking how quickly House Republicans ripped up their end of the bargain that steered the country clear of default last month."
What should we do with the perpetrators of the climate crisis?
Once we learn to wage a nonviolent revolution that replaces the economic elite with a democracy, I believe we will be ready to move fast.